Kin protest inaction by school in ‘sodomy’ case

Tribune News Service

Karnal, July 22

Enraged over ‘inaction’ by the school management against three Class X students for allegedly sodomising an eight-year-old Class III student, the family members of the ‘victim’ blocked the Kaithal road outside the school on Monday.

City SHO Harjinder Singh and Sadar SHO Baljeet Singh pacified them and assured them of action. The police registered a case against the three students and started investigation.

“We have registered a case under various sections of the POCSO Act and started investigation. Counselling of the victim is being done,” said SP Surinder Singh Bhoria.

The family members of the ‘victim’, hailing from the Ram Nagar area, blocked the Kaithal road in the morning. They stated that they had filed a complaint with the school management eight days back against the three students, but no action had been initiated, forcing them to take this step.

They pointed out that the ‘perpetrators’ had been coming to school even after a complaint was lodged against them. The school management could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.